Spirit Stones
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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Spirit Stones |
| Original Name | 灵石 |
| Type | Spiritual Qi-bearing mineral; cultivation currency 23 126 |
| Grades | Low-grade, Mid-grade, and High-grade 152 |
| Source | Spirit Stone Mines; one lies three hundred miles outside Qingyun Mountain 14 |
| Uses | Trade, cultivation, Magic Arrays, teleportation, and the operation of certain treasures and weapons 22 152 394 467 |
Properties and Grades
- Stored energy: Spirit Stones contain Spiritual Qi that cultivators can refine and absorb. High-grade stones are suitable for special cultivation and high-tier Magic Arrays 23 152.
- Appearance: Low-grade examples are thumb-sized, lustrous stones of various attributes. Documented colors include pale gold, blue-green, and water-blue 23 42.
- Accessibility: Low-grade stones are ordinary possessions for cultivators but extremely difficult for mortals to obtain 42.
| Grade | Documented Value | Circulation and Uses |
|---|---|---|
| Low-grade | Common accounting denomination; 10,000 Low-grade stones equal one High-grade stone at the nominal rate 257 335. | Used by ordinary cultivators and in routine purchases 44 335. |
| Mid-grade | No specific exchange rate is given in the supplied passages. | Used alongside Low-grade stones in the daily transactions of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators 152. |
| High-grade | Nominally 10,000 Low-grade stones; obtaining one through exchange can require at least 10,500 152 257. | Favored by wealthy alchemists handling large transactions; also needed for cross-Cultivation World teleportation and the Spirit Transformation Furnace 152 394. |
Mining and Acquisition
- Mining: The Spirit Stone Mine outside Qingyun Mountain requires specially made spirit pickaxes. Li Daniu takes work there; the labor is physically demanding but well paid 14.
- Trade: Cultivation markets accept Spirit Stones and pills as currency for cultivation supplies. Cultivators can sell unwanted resources to obtain stones for more suitable purchases 22 72.
- Alchemy: Pill production provides substantial earnings. Number Nine Pill Shop makes a net profit of 15,000 Spirit Stones in its first month, while Su Bai later estimates that its annual income could reach 500,000 149 182.
- Paid assignments: Assassination is another source of income. Su Bai receives a promotion mission offering 100,000 Spirit Stones for killing Dragon Daoist 160.
- Institutional income: Su Bai is promised an annual share of one million Spirit Stones upon becoming the Star Luo Pill Pavilion’s third Vice Pavilion Master 252.
Uses
Currency and Resource Valuation
Spirit Stones circulate widely in the Demon Star Sea and serve as a common measure of the value of herbs, pills, artifacts, and services 56 126.
- Market purchases: They pay for cultivation supplies, market admission, accommodation, and other services 22 67 130.
- Harvest assessment: The Three Sects value the spirit medicines collected in the Blood River Secret Realm in Spirit Stones, even though the medicines themselves belong to the sects 56.
- Portable payment: Su Bai chooses Spirit Stones rather than Heavenly Star Alliance points when selling herbs to Lan Yan, concerned that holding faction-linked points could leave him vulnerable if his identity were exposed 126.
- Credit: Qiankun Pavilion’s Purple Gold VIP Token gives Su Bai a credit line of 100,000 Spirit Stones without interest or a repayment deadline 350.
Cultivation
Spirit Stones can supply Spiritual Energy directly or through cultivation equipment 152 337.
- Concentrated energy release: Su Bai shatters more than a hundred High-grade stones while preparing for a breakthrough. Their energy increases the Water Spiritual Energy in his independent space by nearly fifty percent 310.
- Spirit Transformation Furnace: The furnace consumes stones to produce fluctuations that increase Su Bai’s cultivation-technique circulation speed by ten percent, calm his divine soul, and improve his comprehension of Divine Abilities 337.
- Realm stabilization: Su Bai feeds thirty High-grade stones into the furnace to release energy that Xu Shangran can absorb more easily, helping stabilize his newly formed Golden Core 432.
Arrays, Teleportation, and Weapons
- High-tier Magic Arrays: High-grade stones are suitable energy sources for these arrays 152.
- Long-distance teleportation: Cross-Cultivation World Teleportation Arrays require High-grade stones, giving Su Bai a practical reason to convert his wealth into that grade 394.
- Spirit Energy Cannons: Cannons can accumulate energy naturally over several days, but further shots require massive Spirit Stone recharges. This expense prevents unrestricted continuous fire 467.
Prices and Purchasing Power
Prices vary by quality, location, and seller; the following are documented examples rather than universal rates.
| Item or Expense | Recorded Price | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Chen Family Cultivation Market admission | 1 Spirit Stone | Entrance fee paid by Su Bai 67. |
| Essence Replenishing Pills | 1.2 Spirit Stones per bottle | Zhang Ying’s stall price for Su Bai’s pills 130. |
| Cultivation courtyard rent | 200–300 Spirit Stones annually | A major expense for low-income cultivators in Heavenly Star City 130. |
| Golden Marrow Pill ingredients | 300 Spirit Stones per set | Su Bai purchases four sets while preparing his shop’s opening 148. |
| Golden Marrow Pills | 50 Spirit Stones per bottle | Number Nine Pill Shop’s price after its opening promotion ends 149. |
| Blue Origin Pills | 650 Spirit Stones per bottle | Blue Heart Pavilion’s reduced price, down from 700 125. |
| Top-grade Magic Artifact-level alchemy furnace | 2,800 Spirit Stones | Purchased by Su Bai 148. |
| Thunder Island identity certificate | 3,000 Spirit Stones each | Shi Gu guarantees one month of validity 221. |
| High-grade Black Sky Talisman | 45,000 Spirit Stones | Purchased in Heavenly Star City’s Black Market 160. |
| Origin Demonic Core ingredients | 2.4 million Spirit Stones per set | Qiankun Pavilion’s price; comparable sets had cost Su Bai over three million in the Demon Star Sea 350. |
Sect Contribution Points
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Nominal equivalence | One Jade Mist Sect Contribution Point theoretically equals one Low-grade Spirit Stone 58. |
| Exchange fee | Converting Spirit Stones into Contribution Points incurs a five-percent handling fee 74. |
| Documented exchange | Su Bai exchanges 10,000 Spirit Stones for 9,500 Contribution Points 74. |
| Practical advantage | Contribution Points buy restricted sect treasures and can fund internal missions, including requests for elders or Old Ancestors to act. Their usefulness therefore exceeds their nominal monetary value 58. |
Major Transactions
| Chapter | Amount | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | 18 Low-grade stones | Su Bai takes the Crown Prince’s collection after killing him for the Stone Village massacre. |
| 195 | 200 High-grade stones, plus three million unused stones | True Man He rewards Su Bai for delivering the Great Void Origin Returning Fruit and allows him to retain the unused funds. |
| 257 | 360 High-grade stones | The estimated market cost of twelve Top-grade Lightning Attribute Spirit Swords needed for a foundational sword array. |
| 335 | 15,000 High-grade stones | Su Bai’s gains at the Dao Discussion Convention amount to 150 million Low-grade stones. |
| 395 | 300 million stones | Su Bai agrees to gather funds for the Immortal Palace in exchange for an Immortal Envoy position, partial Grotto-Heaven authority, and access to Spirit Transformation records. |
| 473 | 30 billion stones over ten years | Su Bai brokers peace with the South Sea forces. He pays an initial three billion; the Immortal Palace retains Crimson Flame Island and withdraws from Rock Island. |
Limitations
- Scarcity cannot always be overcome with money: The sixth-tier Great Void Origin Returning Fruit cannot meaningfully be valued in Spirit Stones on the market. Obtaining it depends on opportunity or sufficiently strong connections 184.
- Wealth does not guarantee supply: Su Bai enters Demon Race territory to gather Origin Demonic Core ingredients because the required herbs are unavailable on the market 345.
- Reduced relevance at Deity Transformation: Ordinary Spirit Stones contain too little energy compared with the mana and heaven-and-earth primordial qi used by Deity Transformation cultivators. They consequently lose most of their significance at that level 605.
- Upper Realm alternative: Origin Jade is reportedly the Spirit Realm’s common currency because it contains concentrated primordial qi. Spatial restrictions prevent it from forming in the Lower Realm 605.
Sentient Spirit Stones
- Spirit Stones can gain sentience and take human form as members of the Jade Stone Demon clan. Such beings are naturally more spiritually gifted than ordinary stone demons and possess purer magical power 615.